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Living (and running) Below The Line

I love food, I really do. I’m that person at work throwing date balls and nut butter sandwiches and cookies into my mouth every few minutes while Weight-Watchers-enrolled colleagues look on with mild irritation. As a runner and breastfeeding mother, I need the calories, right? It sounds good, but part of me suspects it’s justContinue reading “Living (and running) Below The Line”

Cambridge Half Marathon recap

I ran Cambridge Half Marathon last Sunday and scored a PB – admittedly a soft one, but notable for providing the first Post-Baby Personal-Best. There are hopefully more coming. Hear that 5k? You’re going down. So it rained at the race. Everyone stood around soggily under eaves, reluctant to take off protective clothing. I knewContinue reading “Cambridge Half Marathon recap”

5 reasons for runners to love aquajogging

Aquajogging has a reputation of being, well, dull. There’s something about thrashing your legs around doing laps in tepid water that just doesn’t match the pizzaz of skipping along a hilly trail. I’ve been spending some time in the pool myself, by necessity. If I’d known in March the achilles still wouldn’t be fully healedContinue reading “5 reasons for runners to love aquajogging”

Back on the horse – Huntly

(May not in fact contain horses). I ran Huntly 10k today, because I could and the price was right. The achilles pain is easing off, meaning I’m edging back into training. Hooray! I decided to wear a silly outfit because I figured it would slow me down and remind me I’m not racing – thanksContinue reading “Back on the horse – Huntly”

What I really think about when running

I was able to run for an HOUR today, which is quite significant. It was actually about 70 minutes, because I was in a happy daze and forgot to turn around. Anyway, it reminded me of this phenomenon: That’s overly glib though – in truth, I can do both simultaneously. Multitasking! (I don’t define foodContinue reading “What I really think about when running”

Otherwise fine

My mum was over this weekend and we attended a race at the Hawks. “Runners seem to just greet your achilles,” she observed afterwards. Ah, runners. We understand each other, and the awesomeness of running, and thus civilities take a logical unrepressed order: – “How are you?” (ie, your injury). – “Still haven’t got the achillesContinue reading “Otherwise fine”

Tarawera: ramble from the sidelines

If you’re forced to be a spectator at Tarawera Ultra, you might as well be placed at central aid station Okataina on a ‘fire course’ year. Upon hearing I was out, Paul C considerately organised the race to run back past so I could watch everyone in action twice. What a guy. For anyone followingContinue reading “Tarawera: ramble from the sidelines”

100 – 0 = Lame.

“The field at Tarawera is AMAZING this year. I’d almost rather watch the race than run in it.” Talk about being careful what you wish for. I uttered this glib statement several times during training for the 2013 Vibram Tarawera Ultramarathon. The first part is true enough – here’s the men, and naw, I evenContinue reading “100 – 0 = Lame.”

Buggy running – top ten tips

Being able to run with a stroller can be a lifesaver when you’re getting a bit stir-crazy or child-sleep isn’t a happening thing. Here are some tips and observations. 1 – Get a good running stroller. Ok, that’s kind of a no-brainer. But some people have strollers that are fine for walking but awkward for runningContinue reading “Buggy running – top ten tips”

Recent running reading reviewed

Motherhood has curtailed reading time a tad but here are a few running books I enjoyed at the end of last year. Further recommendations are most welcome. Eat and Run – Scott Jurek Ok, I’ll say it right off – I like Eat and Run a lot and decided quickly that it was one IContinue reading “Recent running reading reviewed”